Rakuten Teams with the Warriors for a Rewarding New Season

Bay Area residents are in for a special treat with the grand opening of the Golden State Warriors’ new state-of-the-art home, Chase Center. And one local company wants to help fans celebrate—and reward them while they’re at it. That company is Rakuten.

Rakuten (pronounced RACK-uh-ten) is revolutionizing the way people shop by offering Cash Back on everyday experiences. Going to the game? Earn cash back on a Lyft ride-share to the arena. Hosting a viewing party? You can get money back when you order groceries from Safeway or delivery from your favorite restaurant through DoorDash. Load up on the latest Warriors apparel, and yes, Rakuten will give you Cash Back from your online NBA Store purchase, too.

All you have to do is go to Rakuten.com, sign up, and start shopping. Then you can sit back and wait for your quarterly Big Fat Check delivered in the mail or via PayPal. Stores pay a commission for sending Rakuten members to their websites, then Rakuten shares it with members as Cash Back. And that’s it.

Founded in Japan and present in more than 30 countries worldwide, Rakuten is an official sponsor of the Golden State Warriors, its first-ever jersey badge partner and a Founding Chase Center Partner. And just as Rakuten gives back to its members, the company is working with the Warriors and two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry to give back to the community.

Rakuten and Curry collaborated on the Underrated Tour, which had multiple stops throughout the United States and Japan last year. The first-of-its-kind basketball camp provides overlooked prep athletes with professional-level resources, tips, and hands-on training from elite coaches.

Rakuten also contributes to Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, a program committed to ending childhood hunger, ensuring access to education, and providing safe places for kids to be active. For every new member who signs up at Rakuten.com/EatLearnPlay and makes a qualifying purchase, a contribution of $25 will be made to the Foundation to provide children with nutritious foods, educational materials and opportunities, and places to play.

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To celebrate Women’s Empowerment Month in March, Rakuten teamed up with the Warriors and Girls Inc. on the Future Leaders Experience, a day-long event to introduce middle school girls to careers in sports. The day started with talks from successful women on overcoming obstacles, growing confidence, and building their careers. The young women then had an opportunity to see what working in sports is really like by shadowing Warriors employees in game operations, public relations, and corporate partnerships.

Rakuten is thrilled to partner with a world-class team like the Warriors to make the 2019-2020 season rewarding for everyone in the Bay Area. Go Dubs!